NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Severe storms and a possible tornado barreled into parts of Middle Tennessee Saturday. There are preliminary reports of damage in Orlinda in Robertson County where trees are down and there is damage to structures and power poles along Hwy 52. Emergency crews have closed the road. A tornado warning was in…
Clarksville tornado: Destruction’s path up to 300 feet wide, totaling 9 miles
Two tornadoes that carved into Clarksville-area neighborhoods Saturday night were 150 and 300 yards wide, and they stretched a total of 9 miles. National Weather Service officials, as well as state and local Emergency Management Agency crews, were on the ground Saturday around Clarksville assessing the damage. Meteorologist James LaRosa said the tornadoes that touched…
‘There was no warning’ in TN/KY line tornado, Robertson Emergency director says
A home in Robertson County near the Tennessee/Kentucky border was about 80 percent damaged Saturday after a tornado “just dropped right down on them,” according to Robertson County Emergency Management Director R.L. Douglas. At the time the funnel dropped, estimated between 4-5 p.m., Robertson County was under a tornado watch, but no sirens sounded, the…